Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Lieutenant

Unit:

Torpedo Squadron 23 (VT-23), USS Langley (CVL-27), U.S. Navy

Awarded on:

July 4th, 1945

Citation:
"For extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Torpedo Plane and Leader of a Division in Torpedo Squadron TWENTY-THREE (VT-23), attached to the U.S.S. LANGLEY (CV-27), in action against enemy Japanese forces near Kyushu, Japan, on 7 April 1945. Leading his division in a strike on major units of the Japanese Fleet despite weather conditions and hostile anti-aircraft fire, Lieutenant Kroeger attacked a light cruiser, scoring a direct torpedo hit which contributed materially to the sinking of the vessel immediately after the attack. His airmanship, courage and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service."

Commander 1st Carrier Task Force: Serial 0685 (July 4, 1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Lieutenant

Unit:

Torpedo Squadron 23 (VT-23), USS Langley (CVL-27), U.S. Navy

Awarded on:

April 1947

Citation:
"For extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Pilot of a Torpedo Plane in Torpedo Squadron TWENTY-THREE (VT-23), embarked in U.S.S. PRINCETON (CVL-23), over the Solomon Islands and Bismarck Archipelago from 1 to 19 November 1944."

Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 362 (April 1947)